Philippians 4:20

τῷ δὲ θεῷ κτλ. “Now to our God and Father &c.”; the ultimate Source of all blessing for the members of His Son.

ἡμῶν. “It is no longer μου, for the reference is now not to himself as distinguished from the Philippians, but as united to them” (Lightfoot).

ἡ δόξα. “The adoring praise” due in view of all fruits of His grace and promises of His blessing.

ἡ δ. εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. For this phrase in Ascriptions cp. Galatians 1:5; 2 Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 13:21. The “for ever and ever” of A.V. and R.V. is a true paraphrase. The idea conveyed by the Greek is of cycles consisting of, embracing, other cycles, ad infinitum; the ever-developing “ages” of heavenly life.

ἀμήν. Properly a Hebrew adverb, אָמֵן, “surely”; repeatedly used as here in O.T. See e.g. Deuteronomy 27:15, &c., where “all the people” affirm the sentences against sin with their אָמֵן.